US Patent Issued to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology on Jan. 27 for "Turbine nozzle assembly with symmetrical stress relief structure for mounting rail" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,012, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Turbine nozzle assembly with symmetrical stress relief structure for mounting rail" was invented by Johnathan Ray Wallen (Greenville, S.C.), Kristen Coletti Powers (Simpsonville, S.C.), Lauren Rogers te Riele (Greenville, S.C.) and William Scott Zemitis (Simpsonville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbine nozzle assembly includes at least one airfoil and an outer endwall coupled to a radial outer end of the airfoil(s). A mounting rail is coupled to the outer endwall and extends at least partially radially outward from the out...